Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 30 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍

1. Our teacher said, "The epic story of Indarapatra and Sulayman come from Mindanao region." Which among the following is the correct reported speech for this?.

A) Our teacher said that the epic story of Indarapatra and Sulayman came from Mindanao region.

B) Our teacher said, that the epic story of Indarapatra and Sulayman come from Mindanao region.

C) Our teacher said that the epic story of Indarapatra and Sulayman is from Mindanao region.

D) None of above.

2. Which of the following means to feel bad about something?.

A) To take to heart.

B) Old thing.

C) Jolly glad.

D) None of these.

3. My parents asked me, "Why are you crying?".

A) My parents asked me why I was crying.

B) My parents asked me why I am crying.

C) My parents asked me why I had been crying.

D) None of above.

4. (Change the quoted speech to reported speech.)Budi and Yanto said, " We don't like our new apartment.".

A) Budi and Yanto said that they didn't like their new apartment.

B) Budi and Yanto said that they don't like their new apartment.

C) Budi and Yanto said that we don't like their new apartment.

D) Budi and Yanto said that they don't like our new apartment.

E) Budi and Yanto said that they didn't like our new apartment.

5. Change the speech.Ramesh informed his friend that he could make use of his car while he was away.

A) Ramesh said to his friend, "you can make use of my car while I am away".

B) Ramesh said to his friend, "Use my car while I go away".

C) Ramesh asked his friend, "Will you make use of my car while I am away?".

D) Ramesh said to his friend, "You will make use of my car while I was away".

6. CONVERT INTO INDIRECT SPEECHI WAS SLEEPING WHEN ANNET CALLED.

A) HE SAID THAT HE HAD BEEN SLEEPING WHEN ANNET CALLED.

B) HE SAID THAT HE WAS SLEEPING WHEN ANNET CALLED.

C) HE HAD BEEN SLEEPING WHEN ANNET CALLED SAID HIM.

D) None of above.

7. Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?.

A) Grace's mother told us, "My grandmother's advice was 'Always be kind' and I try to do that.".

B) Grace's mother told us, "My grandmother's advice was 'always be kind' and I try to do that.".

C) Grace's mother told us "My grandmother's advice was 'Always be kind' and I try to do that.".

D) Grace's mother told us, "My grandmother's advice was Always be kind and I try to do that.".

8. Punctuate the sentence. Come here said the teacher.

A) "Come here, "said the teacher.

B) "Come here", said the teacher.

C) "Come here"said the teacher.

D) None of above.

9. Change the below sentence from direct speech to indirect speech:Sona said, "I go to school every day.".

A) Sona said that she went to school every day.

B) Sona said that she had gone to school every day.

C) Sona said that she goes to school every day.

D) Sona says that she goes to school every day.

10. Mary told John "my father warned me last night".

A) Mary told John that her father had warned her last night.

B) Mary told John that her warned her last night.

C) Mary told John that her father warns her last night.

D) Mary told John that his father had warned me last night.

11. Haris said, "How clever I am".

A) . Haris exclaimed that he was very clever.

B) . Haris exclaimed that he is very clever.

C) . Haris asked that how Clever he was.

D) . Haris said he was very clever.

12. Is there any change in habitual facts when we make direct Speech to Indirect Speech?.

A) Depends.

B) Not Sure.

C) No.

D) Yes.

13. The question:Could you pass me the salt? is:.

A) An indirect speech act.

B) A direct speech act.

14. I said to him, 'Why don't you work hard?'.

A) I asked him why he wasn't working hard.

B) I asked him why didn't you work hard.

C) I asked him why he didn't work hard.

D) I asked him why he wouldn't work hard.

15. My father said to me, "You must work hard".

A) My father told me that you must work hard.

B) My father told me that I must work hard.

C) My father told me that I had to work hard.

D) My father told me that you have to work hard.

16. John said, "I am very busy now."John said that he _____ very busy.

A) Is.

B) Were.

C) Was.

D) Had been.

17. The priest said, 'Be quiet and listen to my words.'.

A) The priest urged them to be quiet and to listen to his words.

B) The priest said them to be quiet and listen to his words.

C) The priest told them that they should be quiet and listen to his words.

D) The priest said they should be quiet and listen to him.

18. (Change the quoted speech to reported speech.)Bruce said, "My mother doesn't have any biological children.".

A) Bruce said that his mother didn't had any biological children.

B) Bruce said that his mother did have any biological children.

C) Bruce said that his mother doesn't have any biological children.

D) Bruce said that my mother didn't have any biological children.

E) Bruce said that his mother didn't have any biological children.

19. "Catherine is completing her homework, " she said.

A) She says that Catherine would completing her homework.

B) She said that Catherine will complete her homework.

C) She said that Catherine was completing her homework.

D) She said that Catherine is completing her homework.

20. The landlord said, "You should leave if you can not pay the rent.".

A) The landlo asked me to leave if I couldn't pay the rent.

B) The landlord asks me to leave if I didn't pay the rent.

C) The landlord asked me to leave if I would not be paying the rent.

D) The landlord asked me to leave or pay the rent.

21. Choose the sentence that contains an example of direct speech:.

A) She told me that she had finished her work.

B) She said if she had finished her work.

C) I finished my work, she told me.

D) I will finish my work, she promised.

22. Sandra said that she could play guitar.

A) Sandra said, "I can play guitar.".

B) Sandra said, "She can play guitar.".

C) Sandra said, "I could play guitar.".

D) Sandra said, "She could play guitar.".

23. What is Indirect Speech?.

A) Is usually used to talk about the past, so we normally change the tense of the words spoken. We use reporting verbs like 'say', 'tell', 'ask', and we may use the word 'that' to introduce the reported words. Inverted commas are not used.

B) Shows a person's exact words. Quotation marks (" _____ ") are a sign that the words are the exact words that a person used.

24. John asked Mary, "Why do you get angry with me?".

A) John asked Mary why she had got angry with him.

B) John asked Mary why she gets angry with him.

C) John asked Mary why she got angry with him.

D) John asked Mary why she is angry with him.

25. The guard asked, "Who are you?".

A) The guard asked me who he was.

B) The guard asked who I was.

C) The guard asked who he was.

D) The guard asks me who he was.